diff --git a/connections/c/nc.cc b/connections/c/nc.cc
index ed470873..3841a876 100644
--- a/connections/c/nc.cc
+++ b/connections/c/nc.cc
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ NC_INSTANCE NcCreateService() {
   NcContext nc_context;
 
 #if defined(NC_IOS_SDK)
+  nearby::NearbyFlags::GetInstance().OverrideBoolFlagValue(
+      ::nearby::connections::config_package_nearby::nearby_connections_feature::
+          kEnableBleV2,
+      true);
   nearby::NearbyFlags::GetInstance().OverrideBoolFlagValue(
       ::nearby::connections::config_package_nearby::nearby_connections_feature::
           kEnableDct,